The staff and services are excellent but the new phone system to contact them is completely…read moreuseless. All you can do is make an appt reschedule an appt or cancel appt. There is no ability to talk to a live person. I actually had to drive to the office to get my ? Answered as to whether my dr office had sent the order for my appt tomorrow. I was so frustrated that there was no way to get through to the office. I spent 30 minutes on the phone trying to figure out how to get through. I even used the provider line out of desperation and it had the same menu. Can't even leave a message. These practices that have been taken over by larger companies have lost the personal connection with their patients. They eliminate the live people that can communicate with their customers and replaced them with AI machines that are completely ineffective. This phone system is bar far the worst one I've had to navigate. Makes me question whether to stay with the practice if I have to drive there to speak to a live person. Unacceptable.

Let me be the first to tell existing patients of CMI that the merger of CMI with RadNet (Advanced…read moreRadiology). I had an appointment scheduled 2 weeks before the merger officially took place on March 1, 2026. My appointment for an MRI was scheduled for March 3. I get a text stating that the MRI had to be canceled because prior authorization was not obtained prior to the appointment. The message said I was welcome to keep the appointment but the out of pocket cost would need to be paid at the time of service. When I called to say that a CMI representative told me authorization was obtained and the appointment was confirmed, I was told the merger took place on March 1 and the prior authorization for the appointment was for Chesapeake Medical Imagining (CMI), not RadNet and RadNet could not accept the prior authorization from CMI. The new company, RadNet explained that a new referral would need to be written from my provider and go through the whole prior auth process again!! This will delay the procedure another 10 to 14 days. This means I am waiting for a month or more for an MRI necessary for my doctor to evaluate and treat my condition. The doctor said he cannot ethically prescribe medication until he sees the results of the MRI. Not to mention that I was on hold with an extremely unprofessional RadNet representative (Amanda) for almost an hour while the rep went back and forth with the insurance authorization and billing department. This extraordinarily long hold time was NEVER an issue with CMI and scheduling and obtaining a prior atheization was never an issue. It seems like there is a monopoly with medical imaging because of this recent merger. I don't see these issues getting better since bigger seems to indicate more room for error and unprofessionalism. I have been a long-standing patient with CMI (14 years), but because of this merger and my most recent experience, I feel patient care has gone to the wayside and the professionalism was nonexistent. The good news is that I am a patient with Mercy and will transfer all of my medical imaging studies to them. To be clear, with this new merger of CMI and RadNet (Advanced Radiology), I o longer recommend this business to anyone. I gave 1 star because it was required.

My daughter is a new patient here and she had a great experience with them. Dr.K is great and…read moreanswered all of our questions. Very pleased to have a primary care we can go to that we trust and respect!

I absolutely Love Julia. She really listens and is extremely through. She really goes the extra…read moremile and I wish the medical field had more like her. So happy I found her years ago

I didn't think it was possible to get worse than the in-office experience at Patient First--until…read moretheir "Customer Service" center called me this morning. Speaking with Kathy Frank only confirmed that this is a systemic issue. Instead of addressing the problem, I was met with an argumentative tone and told they "see 800 patients a day," as if that excuses poor communication. We're talking about a $130 bill--yet instead of clearly communicating with patients, their process appears to push accounts toward collections. That's not a one-off mistake. That's a broken system. If your credit rating matters to you be very careful this with provider. I'll be finding a better option for my family.

Nobody was there when we arrived, but there was no indication that they were closed. Per the online…read morehours they should have been open for several more hours. I called and was sent to voicemail, so left a voicemail. I received a text six minutes later that said only "Sorry not available. Try patient first on west st in Parole". Beyond the terse & unhelpful tone of this text, my voicemail stated explicitly that we had walked; we had no way of getting to another urgent care, especially not that far away. My main frustration is the absence of any indication that they were closed and their failure to pick up the phone, even to put me on hold.

Dr. Freedman is an excellent doctor. He formed this practice to detangle himself from the…read morehealthcare industry and yet still provide excellent healthcare service to those in need. Essentially, you pay for the healthcare you need. This is an excellent practice for people who cannot easily afford medical insurance and are shut out of our healthcare system. For myself, I enjoy the fact that The practice is personable and accessible, and I never have a difficult time getting an appointment when I needed it. I think many more people should be considering medical practices such as evolve, yet I still do not find that many. The closest analogy is somewhere like Care first, however, Care first is less of a medical practice run by one doctor and more of a mass healthcare system. Evolve is a medical practice, with an excellent doctor, competent staff, and a pay as you go approach.

Excellent service! I was referred by someone I trust. This clinic is a lifesaver for me! I am so…read morehappy I found them!

Top notch care! They really care and are very professional. My family has been going to them for…read moreyears. Dr Owings is fantastic and the office is so responsive and helpful.

Amazing customer service!!! Dr G is AWESOME!!! My son is 21 and maxed out at Children's Hospital so…read morewe had to find a new everything. The Dr is younger and has a fresher outlook on things. My son is diabetic and epileptic as well as on the Autism Spectrum. We are very happy the staff is great too. Easy scheduling appointments and all the staff is friendly

At west street medical they offer the best care. They are the most friendly and professional…read more Could not ask for better care.

This apparently is not an Urgent Care clinic. Door was locked at 1:45 p.m. Friday afternoon. No…read morenotice no signs saying they're open later.

Hello. Just wanted to share a positive experience (with negative test results)…read moreSunday, late afternoon I was having some dizziness & nausea. Because i'm a caregiver for my grandkids and foster children, i decided to take advantage of being tested . Went to First Call in Gambrills ( previously known as Chesapeake Ergent Care, w/same contact info) They were incredibly well run. -Open 7 days! -no appt needed -wait in-vehicle -lines are outside -Rapid & send out test -Test was not painful, just a bit uncomfortable The swab seemed to be flexible -even with a double line of 12-15 cars, it was well organized, supervised traffic director, smooth process, and a bit over an hour total time spent there ! After some of the negative stories of the process .. I was surprised.

Writing this as I'm in my exam room after and hour wait. I still have yet to be seen my someone and…read morethere was a maximum of 3 patients in the waiting room, one being myself. I can't believe how slow things are running, I've never experienced these kinds of wait time with any urgent care. This is horrible customer service and patient care. Only one single employee even addressed the wait time. I came here thinking I would get more help than from a CVS minute clinical but I was wrong and will never come back here again. The only upside is that everything is great and very clean.